Devastation and Desperation: More Eyewitness Accounts of 1950’s

Devastation and Desperation: More Eyewitness Accounts of 1950’s Korea

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In part three of a conversation with conscientious objector, pacifist and 1950s aid worker Joe Smucker, he discusses the paranoia and chaos that he witnessed in a country in the grip of a post-colonial and post-war reality. Plus, more on the Mennonites and their relationship with South Korea. Also: an e-mail from a listener whose grandparents participated in educational and agricultural efforts in Daejon during the post-war period. Music on this episode is from ??? with her 1960s trot classic '?????'. Photo credit: Morning Calm Weekly News on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/imcomkorea/3198333337

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